User:Russky1802
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User's name: Alexander V. Bochkov
Education: M.A. (Second language studies), University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006-2008; Diplom (Applied linguistics), 1996-2001
Research and study interests:
- syntax (GB, Minimalism)
- historical linguistics
- language acquisition (both L1 and L2)
- psycholinguistics
- phonetics
- morphology
Scholarships: Fulbright scholar, 2006-2008
Scholars I admire (the list is by no means complete!):
- David Crystal
- Noam Chomsky
- David Adger
- Andrew Radford
- Ray Jackendoff
- Howard Lasnik
- Victoria Fromkin
- Liliane Haegeman
- Stephen Pinker
- Anna Wierzbicka
- Terrence Deacon
- Mark Baker
- Peter Ladefoged
- John C. Wells
- Jerry Fodor
- Lydia White
Best books on linguistics:
- O'Grady, W. et al. 2005. Contemporary Linguistics. Boston; New York: Bedford; St. Martin's. ISBN 0312419368
- Fromkin, V. et al. 2000. Linguistics. Malden, MA: Blackwell. ISBN 0631197117
- Crystal, D. 2006. How language works. Woodstock, NY; New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 9781585678488
Best books on generative syntax:
- Adger, D. 2003. Core Syntax: A Minimalist approach. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0199243700
- Haegeman, L. 1994. Introduction to Government and Binding Theory. Malden, MA: Blackwell. ISBN 0631190678
